Stat of the Day, 20th March 2020

Tuesday's pick was...

3.25 Taunton : Seeanythingyoulike @ 7/2 BOG 7th at 7/2 (Chased leaders, awkward 5th, weakened before 4 out)

Friday's pick runs in the...

4.00 Dundalk :

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Who?

Cautious Approach @ 7/2 BOG

...in a 13-runner, A/W Handicap for 4yo+ over 1m4f on polytrack worth 7,080 Euros to the winner...

Why?...

Firstly a caveat, Irish racing isn't really my thing, but stats are stats, I suppose! And the show must go on where possible.

So I'm going with 5 yr old mare who has four wins and two places from her last nine starts including finishing third when beaten by just two necks over course and distance in a better race than this one. She runs at the same mark today, but has the benefit of a jockey claiming three pounds, so I expect another good run from her.

Her record here at Dundalk is good at 4/11 (36.4% SR) for 38.9pts (+353.7% ROI) including of note today...

• 4/9 (44.4%) for 40.9pts (+454.5%) in races worth the equivalent of £4-8k
• 3/9 (33.3%) for 33.1pts (+368%) in handicaps
• 3/7 (42.9%) for 35.1pts (+502%) in fields of more than 10 runners
• 3/6 (50%) for 36.1pts (+602%) in the last 180 days
• 3/6 (50%) for 15.35pts (+255.8%) after a top 3 finish LTO
• 2/3 (66.6%) for 33.3pts (+1111%) in Feb/March
• 2/3 (66.6%) for 9.4pts (+312%) at odds of 4/1 and shorter
• 1/3 (33.3%) for 25.6pts (+851.7%) over this 1m4f course and distance
• and 1/2 950%) for 26.6pts (+1328%) under today's jockey, Donagh O'Connor...

...who himself is in good touch right now, having ridden four winners from seven (51.7% SR) for 32pts (+457.4% ROI) over the past three weeks, including 3 from 3 at 1m2.5f-1m4f and 2 from 2 for today's trainer, Richard John O'Brien...

...whose 4 to 7 yr old handicappers are 12 from 68 (17.7% SR) for 56.6pts (+83.3% ROI) here at Dundalk, including of relevance here...

• 10/53 (18.9%) for 31.1pts (+58.6%) in races worth the equivalent of £4-8k
• 10/38 (26.3%) for 69.8pts (+183.7%) at 11-30 dslr
• 8/35 (22.9%) for 41.4pts (+118.2%) during the first quarter of the year
• 7/43 (16.3%) for 21.9pts (+50.9%) in fields of 13/14 runners
• 6/16 (37.5%) for 15.3pts (+95.6%) at odds of 5/2 to 5/1
• 4/15 (26.7%) for 28.5pts (+189.9%) over 1m2.5f to 1m4f
• 4/12 (33.3%) for 32.5pts (+270.8%) with female runners
• 3/7 (42.9%) for 13.1pts (+187.3%) with those placed third LTO
• 2/5 (40%) for 27.5pts (+550%) this year
• and 2/3 (66.6%) 29.5pts (+982.9%) using jockey Donagh O'Connor...

...all of which suggests...a 1pt win bet on Cautious Approach @ 7/2 BOG as was available from 888Sport, Unibet & Hills at 8.30am Friday with plenty of 10/3 BOG elsewhere, but as always please check your BOG status. To see what your preferred bookie is quoting...

...click here for the betting on the 4.00 Dundalk

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P.S. all P/L returns quoted in the stats above are to Betfair SP, as I NEVER bet to ISP and neither should you. I always use BOG bookies for SotD, wherever possible, but I use BFSP for the stats as it is the nearest approximation I can give, so I actually expect to beat the returns I use to support my picks. If that's unclear, please ask!

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